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Dennis Goodlett

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Dennis Goodlett

Dennis contributed to the radareorg/radare2 repository by developing advanced features for Python bytecode and pickle analysis, focusing on disassembly and cross-version compatibility. He implemented Pickle Bytecode Analysis and Disassembly Enhancements, adding architecture-specific pseudo-commands and expanding opcode coverage to improve parsing and analysis of serialized Python data. Using C and leveraging skills in binary analysis and reverse engineering, Dennis also refactored the Pyc disassembler for code quality, introducing helpers for opcode retrieval and aligning the interface with radare2 standards. His work enabled more robust, maintainable tooling for malware analysis and forensics, addressing complex parsing and architecture-aware challenges.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

100%Features

Repository Contributions

4Total
Bugs
0
Commits
4
Features
2
Lines of code
1,001
Activity Months2

Work History

May 2025

2 Commits • 1 Features

May 1, 2025

May 2025 monthly summary for radare2 development. Focused on strengthening the Pyc disassembler with cross-version opcode parsing and robustness improvements, aligning the API with radare2, and preparing the codebase for maintainability and broader Python-version support. Key outcomes include reliable opcode/code object retrieval, improved instruction-size and jump/extended-argument parsing, and a cleaner codebase for future enhancements.

December 2024

2 Commits • 1 Features

Dec 1, 2024

December 2024 monthly summary for radare2 development: Focused on enhancing Python pickle bytecode support by adding Pickle Bytecode Analysis and Disassembly Enhancements. Implemented arch-specific pseudo-commands for the pickle architecture and expanded opcode coverage, enabling deeper disassembly, parsing, and analysis of serialized Python data. This work improves malware analysis and forensics workflows by reducing time to understand pickle payloads and providing more reliable insights. No major bug fixes were reported this month; the primary value came from feature delivery and architecture-aware tooling. Commits under ##arch: 70135d33bd85a1fe7e45c75ab4adc8f6de0c2116 and bf6227e9295110ab97c8cf3237914acd6cfa09b0.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness90.0%
Maintainability87.6%
Architecture85.0%
Performance75.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

C

Technical Skills

Assembly LanguageBinary AnalysisBytecode AnalysisC ProgrammingDisassemblerPython InternalsReverse Engineering

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

radareorg/radare2

Dec 2024 May 2025
2 Months active

Languages Used

C

Technical Skills

Assembly LanguageBinary AnalysisBytecode AnalysisDisassemblerReverse EngineeringC Programming

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